Nisaba 22, 082 (P405910)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.133

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt for beer, bread, sheep, and lard(?))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) dug dida
2. 1(barig) ninda lugal
3. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
4. elam lu2 hu-un-ni-bar
reverse
1. szu ba-ab-ti
2. giri3 a-za lu2 kin-gi4-[a]
  blank space
3. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal [uri5{ki}-ma]
4. [lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba]
column 2
1. a-za
2. dumu? [...]
3. lu2 [...]
4. [ARAD2-zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt for beer, bread, sheep, and lard(?))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005900 (composite) (P458610) S005900 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P405910

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1899.02.133
Accession Number 01511 SM catalogue: 0464)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 174518

References

  • primary: Nisaba 22, 82

    [Notizia2009Nisaba22] Notizia, Palmiro. 2009. I Testi Dei Messageri Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur. Nisaba 22. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:59 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-10 at 09:24:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-18 at 17:32:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-24 at 21:12:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 082 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405910.
Nisaba 22, 082 artifact entry (No. P405910). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405910
Nisaba 22, 082 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405910 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405910},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405910
LB  - CDLI:P405910
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 082 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405910
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nisaba 22, 082 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405910.
Nisaba 22, 082 artifact entry (No. P405910). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405910
Nisaba 22, 082 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405910 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2010Nisaba,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {Nisaba 22, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405910},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405910
LB  - CDLI:P405910
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Nisaba 22, 082 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405910
ER  -
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